Editing Philip III of France (section)

==Sicilian Vespers==
{{Main|War of the Sicilian Vespers}}
In 1282, Sicily [[Sicilian Vespers|rose in revolt]] against King Charles I of Naples,{{sfn|Runciman|2000|pp=205&ndash;209}} Philip's uncle. Angered by years of heavy taxation, Sicilian mobs massacred many Angevins and French. King [[Peter III of Aragon]] subsequently landed on Sicily in support of the rebels,{{sfn|Sammartino|Roberts|1992|p=71}} claiming the crown of Sicily for himself. The success of the rebellion and invasion led to the coronation of Peter as king of Sicily on 4 September 1282.{{sfn|Aurell|2020|p=246}} [[Pope Martin IV]] excommunicated Peter and declared his kingdom forfeit.{{sfn|Bradbury|2007|p=239}} Martin then granted Aragon to Philip's son, [[Charles, Count of Valois]].{{sfn|Runciman|2000|p=243}} Philip's brother, [[Peter I, Count of Alençon|Peter, Count of Perche]], who had joined Charles to suppress the rebellion, was killed in [[Reggio Calabria]].{{sfn|Runciman|2000|p=232}} He died without issue and the County of Alençon returned to the royal domain in 1286.{{sfn|Wood|1966|p=30}}

[[File:MariaofBrabantMarriage.jpg|thumb|Marriage of Philip and [[Marie of Brabant, Queen of France]]. Royal MS 20 C VII, 14th century.]]

===Aragonese Crusade and death===
{{Main|Aragonese Crusade}}
Philip, at the urging of his wife, [[Marie of Brabant, Queen of France|Marie of Brabant]], and his uncle, Charles of Naples, launched a war against the Kingdom of Aragon.{{sfn|Fawtier|1989|p=35}} The war took the name "Aragonese Crusade" from its papal sanction; nevertheless, one historian labelled it "perhaps the most unjust, unnecessary and calamitous enterprise ever undertaken by the Capetian monarchy."{{sfn|Chaytor|1933|p=105}} Philip, accompanied by his sons, entered [[Roussillon]] at the head of a large army.{{sfn|Hallam|1980|p=356}} By 26 June 1285, he had entrenched his army before [[Girona]] and besieged the city.{{sfn|Hallam|1980|p=356}} Despite strong resistance, Philip took Girona on 7 September 1285.{{sfn|Hallam|1980|p=356}}
Philip quickly experienced a reversal, as an epidemic of [[dysentery]] hit the French camp{{sfn|Hallam|1980|p=356}} and afflicted Philip personally. The French had started a withdrawal when the Aragonese attacked and easily defeated the former at the [[Battle of the Col de Panissars]] on 1 October.{{sfn|Sivery|2003|p=279}} Philip died of dysentery in Perpignan on 5 October 1285.{{sfn|Fawtier|1989|p=35}} His son, Philip the Fair, succeeded him as king of France. Following the ''mos Teutonicus'' custom, his body was divided in several parts, each buried in different places; the flesh was sent to the [[Narbonne Cathedral]], the entrails to La Noë Abbey in [[Normandy]], his heart to the now-demolished Church of the [[Couvent des Jacobins de la rue Saint-Jacques|Couvent des Jacobins]] in Paris and his bones to [[Basilica of Saint-Denis]], north of Paris.{{sfn|Jordan|2009|p=213}}